Tattoos on Canada’s Rio 2016 Olympic hopefuls

Self expression, motivation and passion at its finest.

That’s what Team Canada athletes represent and the same effort that goes into their craft, is poured into their permanent ink. Here are a few tattoos to look for at Rio 2016 (note: there are a few Olympic rings).

Crystal Emmanuel

Sprinter Crystal Emmanuel has a wicked butterfly tattoo on her left thigh. Aside from the individual events Emmanuel is a part of Athletics Canada’s women’s 4x100m relay team that has already qualified for Rio.

Mark de Jonge

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This one will probably be covered but on the off-chance that it isn’t, look for the Olympic rings on kayaker Mark de Jonge, the double world champion heading to Brazil for a shot at his second Olympic medal.

Sarah Wells

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London 2012 Olympian Sarah Wells has the rings on her wrist. She was one of the faces of TO2015, helping to promote the Pan Am Games in her hometown last summer, where she won silver in the 400m hurdles.

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Swimmer Ryan Cochrane has the Olympic rings on his back left shoulder. Cochrane is a two-time Olympic medallist in the 1500m freestyle from Beijing 2008 and London 2012. Should he get on the podium in Rio, Cochrane will become the first Canadian win individual swimming medals at three Olympic Games.

Andre De Grasse

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World bronze medallist in the 100m, Andre De Grasse, will be one to watch at Rio 2016. Team Canada fans will want to see his sleeve tattoo as much as possible, with the country’s fastest man hoping to compete in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay.

Jason Burnett

You’ll probably only catch the edges of this beauty on Jason Burnett as he flips in the air during his trampoline solo in Brazil. Burnett is an Olympic medallist from Beijing 2008 where he won a trampoline silver.